James Barrett

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James Barrett was a colonial militia colonel from Concord, Massachusetts, who played a key leadership role in organizing and directing local forces at the outset of the American Revolutionary War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American colonial militia officer
military officer
person
associatedWith Battles of Lexington and Concord
surface form: Concord militia

Patriot cause in the American Revolution
citizenship Great Britain
United States of America
surface form: United States (post-independence, historically associated)
conflict American Revolutionary War
Battles of Lexington and Concord
country Province of Massachusetts Bay
ethnicity American colonist
historicalPeriod 18th century
militaryAllegiance Patriot forces
militaryBranch New England colonial militias
surface form: Massachusetts colonial militia
militaryRank colonel
movement American Revolutionary War
surface form: American Revolution
name James Barrett self-link
notableEvent preparation and defense of military supplies in Concord at the start of the American Revolutionary War
notableFor directing colonial militia forces during the Battles of Lexington and Concord
leadership role at the outset of the American Revolutionary War
organizing local militia forces in Concord, Massachusetts
occupation militia colonel
placeOfActivity Concord, Massachusetts
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
politicalAlignment Patriot
region New England
residence Concord, Massachusetts
role leader of Concord militia
organizer of local colonial forces

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James Barrett name James Barrett self-link